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Rodney McGruder scored 22 points and Angel Rodriguez added 20 as No. 13 Kansas State knocked off Iowa State 79-70 to take sole possession of first place in the Big 12. Korie Lucious led the Cyclones (16-7, 6-4) with 16 points and reserve Tyrus McGee had 15. The Wildcats (19-4, 8-2) held a slim 33-32 lead at the break in a game that remained close most of the way. With 9:10 remaining, Kansas State led 61-52. In response to a pair of Iowa State baskets, Gipson and Rodriguez both scored and put the Wildcats up 65-55 - the first double-digit lead of the game.

Levi Knutson scored 20 points, Alec Burks added 12 and Colorado beat a ranked team on the road for the first time in 14 years with a 74-66 win over No. 21 Kansas State on Wednesday night.     Marcus Relphorde also had 12 points for Colorado (13-4, 2-0 Big 12), which erased an 11-point deficit in the first half and led the whole way in the second to snap a nine-game losing streak against the Wildcats (12-5, 0-2).     Jacob Pullen scored 22 points for Kansas State. Jamar Samuels was fouled while fighting Cory Higgins for a rebound and made one of two free throws to pull Kansas State to 68-66 with 58 seconds left.

TCU's best chance to catch Oregon and Auburn in the BCS standings came and went, and the Horned Frogs are still chasing the top two. TCU closed the gap on the first-place Ducks and second-place Tigers, and widened its advantage on fourth-place Boise State on Sunday, a day after a resounding 47-7 victory at previously unbeaten Utah. The Horned Frogs' BCS average is .9259 after coming in third in both the Harris and coaches' polls and second in the computer ratings. Oregon (.9638)

Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber announced the signing of his first recruit on Friday, as Darrell Johnson (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) signed a National Letter of Intent with the Wildcats. "I'm excited to get a recruit of Darrell's quality this late in the signing period," said Weber. "He is a player that we have watched for some time and we feel will be a great fit for our team at the power forward spot. He has tremendous physical gifts, including the ability to defend the rim and be a really good shot blocker.

If there's an easy touch in the Big 12 it has to be Texas Tech playing on the road.  The Red Raiders have lost ten straight and  are pretty bad in head coach Billy Gillespie's first year.  None of which should be too comforting forK-State as they host the Raiders tonight.  Frank Martin knows that his club isn't good enough to let up against anyone, in fact - gaining consistency is job one for the Top Cat. The Cat's have won five of the last six meetings between the two, including a 22-point blowout in Lubbock two weeks ago.  The Wildcats are coming off a nice win over Texas A&M where Will Spradling broke out of a nine game slump.  The Sophomore  had been shooting just over 24 percent through nine conference games, before erupting for a career high 19 points against the Aggies.

The Kansas State Wildcats defeated the Wichita State Shockers, 5-2 on Wednesday night at Tointon Family Stadium. The Wildcats scored all four runs in the third inning to improve to 19-13 and the defeat dropped Wichita State to 21-15 on the season. Blake Freeman (2-1) earned the win and James Allen earned his tenth save of the season for Kansas State. TJ McGreevy (0-1) took the loss for the Shockers. He went 3.2 innings and allowed four runs (one earned) on three hits. The Shockers wasted no time in the first inning when Tyler Grimes led off with a single up the middle and Kevin Hall followed with a double to plate Grimes.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -Just about everyone is back for Kansas State this season but the coach. Frank Martin is gone to South Carolina, and former Illinois coach Bruce Weber has taken over. So far, so good. He says he has successfully "re-recruited" 12 lettermen, including six who started 10 games or more for the Wildcats in 2011. Seniors Rodney McGruder, Jordan Henriquez and Martavious Irving all have considerable experience, and other players have logged meaningful minutes.

No one in the locker room wanted to harp on Oklahoma State too much. The K-State players wanted to talk about either Baylor or the Cowboys, it really didn't matter they said. Just another game, another time on the schedule, another chance to prove that the Wildcats are the best team in the Big 12. But when the prospect of playing Oklahoma State came up against playing Baylor in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament, Oklahoma State was on their minds. It's the game they wanted. Unlike KU and Iowa State, which goes off Friday before K-State tangles with Oklahoma State, these two teams split during the regular season and cost K-State an outright win of the Big 12 regular season title.

Angel Rodriguez scored 19 points and Will Spradling added 14 as Kansas State defeated Lamar 79-55 on Monday night. The game got out of hand early as the Wildcats (2-0) took a 43-15 lead into halftime after dominating the paint and capitalizing on 14 first-half turnovers by the Cardinals. Donley Minor scored 17 points and Rhon Mitchell 15 for Lamar (0-1). The Wildcats owned the boards at both ends in the first half, limiting Lamar to five offensive rebounds. The Cardinals had just four second-chance points and were outscored 18-6 in the paint during the first 20 minutes.